Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (film)

Cross my Heart and Hope to Die (Norwegian: Ti kniver i hjertet, lit. 'Ten Knives in the Heart') is a 1994 Norwegian film directed by Marius Holst. It is loosely based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel Gutten som ville være en av gutta. The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1]

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Directed by	Marius Holst
Written by	Lars Saabye Christensen Marius Holst
Produced by	Petter J. Borgli
Starring	Martin Dahl Garfalk
Cinematography	Philip Øgaard
Release date	1994 (1994)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Cast

• Martin Dahl Garfalk as Otto
• Trond Halbo as Johnny
• Jan Devo Kornstad as Frank
• Kjersti Holmen as Mother
• Reidar Sørensen as Father
• Bjørn Sundquist as Bulken
• Bjørn Floberg as Wiik
• Gisken Armand as Sager
• Ingar Helge Gimle as Gregers
• Per Oscarsson as Piano tuner
• Karl Bomann-Larsen as Judge

Awards

The film was nominated to the Golden Bear at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.^[2]

See also

• List of submissions to the 67th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film